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Show THE BEAVER COUNTY W. .... MILFORD i. Kit:tur Klwi;ii. 1 ' A-- NEWS Manuiii-r- . Of courae then- - la a yellow China full uf Kangs? Isn't UTAH TRANSCONTINENTAL TO CROSS AUSTRALIA. "Beautiful snow'' la wade peril. tbe sort you through Better be rouuted twice In the com- ing census than not at all. With the thermometer lioverlng close about the xero mark, s shivering hundred men, many without overcoats, stepped up to the my window In s railroad construction camp and were inturnied they were "fired. They also were Informed tlie grub" company had taken Be pay from their envelops. Some had aa much aa and many found they had a quarter All thought they would be furnish 'd with transportation to Bt. Louis when they signed with an employment agency. But they were told their contracts called for no auc-- generosity oh the part of tbe railroad company. It then was up to them to get home the best they could. Hough and ready for anything short of crlmo, they wouldn't have minded It In the least had their discharge come In the summer. But this was winter and the worst sort. Into a nearby city they swarmed, as a consequence, and the police and county authorities cared for them one night. Tbe next morning they were told to "hike." The expense was counted by the officials. This is not a dream. It Is just one incident in the winter life of the man who builds, repairs, or destroys rail loads. In a city not 500 miles from Chicago but a few days ago the hun-- j dred men were "fired. They were "fired without ceremony and without coin. They had worked but live days and the commissary company, which has headquarters In Chicago, got most of their pay. Driving u coal wagon may be a cold job, but give it to the construction men fur a frigid one. "Grub Is poor and the pay is 61.75 a day. Driving a cold spike with a twelve pound sledge, standing on frozen ground, with the wind slipping Into his sleeves and playing lag with his ears, the big, burly "bo swings the hesvy Iron when passengers sit In steam warmed curs and admire tbe froxen scenery The men who do the work are nut tramps. They call each other "bo simply from habit. As long as whisky is kept out of the camp the foreman finds them docile. When a peddler strikes the outfit and furnishes plenty of Intoxicants, or when pay day comes and the nearest town Is visited, a I)on-- n y brook fair when the Irish whisky In comIs free Is a parlor tete-a-tet-e parison. Proposed Lins Will Open Up a Vast Area of Fine Pastoral Country Coct Is Comparatively Small. After runii.v delays the report of the It. Deane, to tbe roiiaulting common wealth g o v e rn menl on -- the proposed a Tranaeontlnent railroad, linking up the eastern states with the 1 Queer aa It eeema, the fast man la noon overtaken by misfortune comet baa been discovered by an astronomer In South Africa. A new What la there in a fish pole that la no destructive to a mao's veracity? Aviation la the only sport in which "going up in the air" wins prizes. Paint the lily if you choose, but do color oleomargarine for commer- not cial purpoaeu. This Is tbe weather wheu tbe merciful man ehould be merciful to tale beaat of burden. Maybe that Atlanta couple will yet find tliclr dream marriage turning Into a nightmare. They say that there la sodium In the comets tall. Perhaps some one bsa been putting inlt on It. Every big storm on land nr sea proves that the race of American beroes la by no means extinct For t' e historical painter what more sublime subject could bo presented than a fut man In tbe act of boycotting a beefsteak? A Loudon astronomer has arisen to say that the canals on Mara are something else. We earnestly hope they are not spite fences. Pittsburg woman, while milking a cow, la Informed that she Is heir tu a fortune. Only lucky people have luck. Think of having n row to milk! to expert now proposes In other convicts farming. words, they are to raise niuney on green goods In quite another way. A prison tenrh Trust In Providence Is beautiful and blessed, but ir you Jump Into holea with your eyes open and think Providence will pull you out you are a sucker. Briefly atated, the high coat of living la principally due to the fact that we are all so busy trying to make money that we here no time to produce foods. Borne of tbe old games hold their own well. In a mill at Bethel, Me., enough checkers are turned out every year to start 2,400,000 people playing checker! at one time. Science discovers that thia earth la only 60,000,000 yeara old. We apologias for getting 40,000,000 added on to the old lady's age, and hasten to assure her that she doesn't look it A French heavler-than-al- r flying machine ascended (o a height of 3,400 feet miles, it also made a safe landing, which continues to be the critical point In aviation and traveled 40 Professor declares are in that the planets no danger of colliding. This aa up a lot Will he reassure cheers ne further as to the probability of having larks for breakfast when the ky falls? It's a fairly aafe prediction that more money and human lives will he tpent on aviation thia year than ever before. At that, tbe casualty list may not be large, considering the extent of the sport and Its novelty. The controllability of the aeroplane when there is not wind enough to complicate the problem of directing It was signally demonstrated In the exhibition given by Faulhan, tbe French aviator, with a Far man biplane in the winter aerial tournament at Los Angeles. He rose 5,000 feet into the air, remained aloft 50 minutes. and brought hla machine safely to tbe ground within ten feet of tbe Bpot from which be had made the as cent. During three thousand feet of hla downward trip he ehut off hla motor and soared like a bird. Art for the mosses la a good thing, them be taught that a ml tablecloth Is not In harmony with morals and its color responsible for the outbreak of angry passions; that tbe shade of wall paper colors their emotions; that bapplneaa is wafted from Persian tapestries; that cheap though satisfactory prints on the wall are a snare and delusion; that there can be no refinement without subjecting one's self to tbe silent influence of cut glais, and ao on with the doctrine of noble discontent ad libitum. All this for the uplift of the masses. tat The kingdom of Prussia faces a defof ri0.000.000. owljg to Increases In the salaries of public office holders Prussia must be trying to establish a reputation as the politicians para- icit dise. ' A Chicago Judge asks the pardon ot men whom he sentenced to the two for murder, on the penitentiary ground that he Is convinced they are innocent They have already served J6 yean. Mistakes of Justice like this occur seldom, hut when they do there small reparation the law can o ffr Itae kapk or--' R0SDS west, has been laid on the table of the house of r e py eaenlatlvea, tbe Hydncy correspondent of tbe London Standard says. The report the ' line shows would open up a vast an a of fine a pastors! country. By providing means of tranaport It would shorten by several days tbe time occupied by mails between eastern Aiisirnlla and the iiiolhcr country, and at the same time strengthen the defense of the western state by making avallsililr the ml'itary forces of more denaely popu-Inlstates In ease of need. Tl transcontinental line would link up Port Augusta. In South Australia, with Kalgisirlle, which Is railhead in Weatem Aiialrnlla. It would thus complete the girdle of steel around Australia tli rough all Hie maintained capitals from Perth to Brisbane. The length of this link would be 1,063 miles. A gauge of four feet fl Inches baa been assumed uiul a ruling grade of one In eighty and minimum curvature of 0 chains radius adopted. The wilier supply, the report states, is the most difficult question, targe areas are subject to periodical droughts, and suitable underground water Is rarely obialiiable. Water muat be conserved In covered reservoirs on urrount of the (iimatie conditions. The rolling stock Is estimated on a service of one passenger train per day each way and one goods train each way on every second day. Earthworks are, for the most part, light, and culvert and bridge requirements are small. The route will tap 25,600,000 acres of pastoral country, rHpable of carrying, at 20 acres per aheep, 1,250,000 sheep. . From the Kulgonrlie Junction for ISO miles the couMry carried good native grasses, saltbush and cotton bushes. It lioa an Immense belt of gutn and gimlet wood suitable for fuel. From 126 miles to 166 miles It Is poor, sandy soil, covered with splnlfcx and mallee. From 166 miles to the South Auatralian border It Is bliieetoiip formation. well grassed and with an abundance of suit and cotton bush, timbered with smnll belts of myall and mynporum. Lack of water Is the drnwbuck. From the border to Coidea (170 miles) the route traverses an open saltbush and bluebush plain, with a limestone surface; good pas-torcountry If It bad water. From Culdca to Wynburg (108 miles) Inferior sand-hil- l country; from Wynbring to the Wllgena boundary (53 miles) fair pastoral country. From Tnrcoola to Iort August (262 miles) the line runs through occupied pastoral country. Tbe estimate of the cost is set out as follows: Clearing, 15,000; fenc 7,000; enrth works, ing, 355,000; 65,000; rails bridges and culverts, and fastenings, 100,500; sleepers and ballast, 1,019,000; plate laying, 117,000; water supply, 609,000; station yards (Including telegraph equipment, terminal accommodations at both ends and workshops and ma335,000; maintenance for chinery), 12 months, 63,000; rolling stork, 291.000; land purchase, 5,000; engineering and supervision, 100,000; 3,988,000. total, V& LOGIC THIS IN STATEMENT Read, and See Whether Importance of Starting on Tims Is Not Worth Consideration. . TOflLOM? stuff. Toledo, O. Unable to effect an organization because of the deadlock over the admission of the miners delegates from Illinois, tbe joint wage conference of the bituminous coal operators and miners of Ohio, Indians and Pennsylvania adjourned nine die. This la declared, does not mean necessarily a susiienslon of work at the expiration of the present contract, April 1. This would affect all of the bituminous districts controlled by the mine workers, as they decreed at their Indianapolis convenilon that no district should sign a wage scale until the scales for all districts were negotiated. Both sides have declared, however, that they will not recede on the Illinois proposition. Some plan may ba worked out to get the miners and before operators together again April 1. New York. Progress Is being slowly but surely made on the tuberculosis sanatorium project of the Brooklyn Central Labor Union which It proposes to erect on its plot of land near Medford, In Nassau county. Recently a proposition was adopted by the Central Labor Union to RBk the various organizations of labor In Greater New Tork to contribute a small amount yearly toward the support of the institution when built, reasoning that by this means with the support and maintenance of the sanitarium assured, It would he much easier to go Into the market and raise funds for the necessary buildings. So far the plan has worked well, many of the unions responding promptly and cheerfully. Clifton Heights, Pa. The striking employes of the Rurneniede worsted mills of this borough held meetings and discussed plans for a settlement with the Thomas Kent Manufacturing Company. The strikers have receded from their original plan of asking ten per cent, increase in wages, and 58 hours' work. The committee now asks for an Increase of five per cent. In wages and 60 hours to constitute a week's work. Just now there is little likelihood of the strike being settled at the strikers' proposition. The town Is orderly, with the exception of a number of drunken foreigners, who walked about tho streets, but were later ordered to remain In their homes by the police. Washington. The American Federation of Lafcor received notice from 98 national and international organizations during the year 1909 showing that 1,476 charters were issued, and that 1,345 had been surrendered. Of those surrendered 117 had been issued by the American Federation of Labor, the others by national and International organizations. From the reports by 34 organizations up to September 1, their gain In membership was 83,601. The greatest gain waa by the United Mine Workers 51,654 and the next highest by the garment workers. 8,497. Boston. The work for the raising or the fund for the memorial monument for the grave of the late Edward R. It Monaghan of Boston has begun. will be exclusively a tribute of the steam engineers unions of the country. Mr. Monaghan waa an president, a national councilor, and was the editor of the international Journal at the time of hla death last summer. Indianapolis. Ind. The officers of the United Mine Workers who have returned from the Toledo conference do not expect a strike because of the failure to reach a wage agreement with the operators, and It Is regarded aa certain that there will be no strike until late In the fall. Lincoln, Neb. The directors of the Lincoln Labor Temple association have closed a deal for the purchase of y brick building on a lot a 50 by 100 feet. The purchase price was 618.000 on reasonable terms. New York. It was announced last week that the locomotive engineers of the eastern rends will present wage requests to all within a short time. The firemen, like the conductors and trainmen, have already done so. Boston. The executive order of Mayor Hibbard that the trades union wage rates he paid all mechanical men In the city employ is being observed by all the department heads, it Is slated. Pa. Successful efforts Pittsburg, have been made to organize new locals ' of the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers of America, at Lincoln. Neb , and Dcs Moines. la. Hoston. Five hundred clerks employed In the general offices In Boston of the Boston & Maine railroad received notice of a ten pei cent, raise in wages. Milwaukee. The Machinists' union has gained more than one hundred members since August. Washington. Shoe workers of forto Klco. have formed a union. s Toronto. Canada. Toronto recently formed a union. From he operation Philadelphia. of the sliding scale arrangement, by which wages advance with the price of coal, the Pennsylvania anthracite mine workers received an advance In wages of seven per cent. In January. The average advance for the year ended January St was 4.09 per cent. International President Boston. Ryan of the HouFcsinlths and Bridge nnd Structural Iron Workers' union is In Boston In conference wtih the representatives of several large building firms which do work the country over and which have headquarters In this two-stor- e ! W sell the best brends of plated tableware made In the world. More eilver; better patterns and longest guarantees. Prices as low ae chsap LABOUR It was at a railway station. He passed through the gate Just as the train started. lie sprinted, but did not catch the train. A bystander said: Too bad he mlsaed hla train; hes a fine runuer. The Irishman answered: Shure, be gob; It was not hla running that failed him. He did not star on time. The Irishman spoke better than lit thought. And, seriously, how true it Is that minutes even seconds are precious decidedly so. The dally papers s short time ago, comparatively, told of a wreck near London, Ont., the first accounts reporting 28 dead and 33 hurt. It Is said that the operator's mistake caused the disaster a terrible collision between a passenger train and a freight train. The operator gave an order to the freight to pass the express at The order should have Wsnstead. been given to the conductor and the engineer of the express. This was not done. There la where the mistake occurred. Could anything hare been simpler? At that time, It Is stated, the operator at Wanstead was not usually on duty at night, but upon this particular evening he was in the office and Just going out the door when he heard the telegraph Instrument click and Immediately give repeatedly the Before Days of Commission. message. "Stop No. 5!" Stop No. 5!n An idd time conductor on the tauls-vlll- i Seizing a lantern, the man dashed for and Nashville railroad tells a the door, and aa he closed It behind story about James Guthrie. Mr. Guth- him he heard the awful crash of the rie, besides being secretary of the collision half a mile up the track. under James Buchanan, was nlro president of the Ixniisvillc and Protest Against Uss of Oil. Nashville sml a resident of tauisvillc. In (he early days of railroading The N. Y. C. K. K. Company has there were no printed passes as at asked the public service compresent printed, albeit they were de- mission in reopen the Investigation cidedly few and far between from what which led to an order regarding the passes were once am Mr. (inlhiie use ot oil burning locomotives tn the would frequently write a pass for a Adirondack forests during certain friend on a sernp of paper. The con- months of the year. The company says ductors on the road would, of course, that it has complied strictly with the honor these. One farmer carried a requirements of the commission, but piece of paper purporting to be a pass, finds that the oil fuel is much more the conductor honored tt. but later expensive than eonl, while there Is grew suspicious, and one day took It a much greater tendency to fuel leakHe carried It to the office of age, necessitating more frequent reup. President Guthrie. pair, and seriously impairing the "A farmer has been riding on this steaming efficiency of the locomotive pass for a year. Do you want him to when tn use. Tbe company Is precontinue to use It? pared to show that the cost of operat President Guthrie put on his glasses, ing in the Adirondack forest preserver looked the paper over carefully, and will be about double If oil fuel is used aid: continuously. Scientific American. "Why, this is not a pass. It Is s receipt I gave a fellow for a load or Automatic Devices Best wood about a year ago. Statistics published by the Inter stale Commerce commission show that New Railroad Line In Mexico. during two years, out of 153 prevent A uew rallroud company has been able collisions and derailments, 21 ol organized to build a line from Tezlut-lan- , the accidents were due to the failure state of Fucbla, through the state of the locomotive engineers to observe of Vera Crux, to the port of Xaiitia. the signals. F.vldent:. the humai The 62.5C0.0U0 gold rnpltal has all been element enters largely Into the ques subscribed. Tbe line will develop tlon of the efficlenry of block signal In rich of fruit, coffee, sugar, this fact, is la eneour region oil, Ing. tn view etc., end the freight on the lemon aging to note tho steady growth oi trade alone will pay the eximnsee of automatic stop devices which, In cast the roud. A branch line will also be of failure of the engineer tn obey t iterated between Iapsutla and signal, will open the train pips inf set the brakes. Mfv, nl guarantee Plated Silverware.... Littls-Thought-- RAILROAD After a man liaa shown nia teinrer, lie feel like hiding. 0F THE The "Bo" Receive Scant Consideration When Work la Dons. litters. All a nut junk that don't have to REAL BUILDERS THROUGH RICH LAND Ar-roy- a, blank-smith- St. Louis. The master sheet metal workers of St. Louis, following tho lead of the master painters and the granitoid and cement contractors, met and organized to combat the demand of tbe unions for a 20 per rent. Increase In wages. A commltte of three was appointed to meet with a mass meeting, at which time a permanent policy, embracing all the building Industries affiliated with the Building Industries association will he determined upon. Like the other two trades affected, the master sheet metal workers declare it Is ruinous to Increase the wages of the men. It was said the wages are already so high that any increase at all would compel tbe abandonment of work now In band. About firms doing sheet-mettbirty-alcontracting were represented at the meeting. They agreed to enter the Building Industries' association as a body after Secretary F. G. Boyd had Invited them to join. Hartford, Uonn. A new declaration of Independence ta what Attorney Daniel Davenport calls the verdict of 6222,000 rendered in the United States court by the jury in the suit of D. E. Loewe of Danbury against 200 hatmakers of this state. After having been out over two hours the Jury ordered actual damages of 674.000 to the plaintiff, but as the suit was brought t under the Sherman law triple damages can be recovered. There was a remarkable scene in court when the verdict was announced. The defendants In attendance were stunned for a time and then In groups dejectedly discussed the blow. It is estimated that the costs in the case will amount to at least 6 10, non and these, with the counsel fees, may bring the bill against the United Hatters of North America to fully a quarter of a militon dollars. Hoston. All but eight shops have now established the 1910 wage and hour srale of Hoston Bartenders union. A joint committee of the C. L. U. and the Uartenders' union Is now conferring with the officers of the Retail Liquor Dealers' association regarding a letter advising the members not to agree to the conditions sent out by that organization. Prac.tcally all the members have agreed, despite the notification. The few which have not say that they are acting according to tbe association's suggestion. No secret Is made of the fact that the bartenders will 'strike erery shop where the conditions are not established just as quickly as it is found that efforts at amicable adjustment are fruitless. Albany. N. Y. The N. Y., N. H. ft H. Railroad Federated council has received an answer to its requests of that road. It asked for the continuation of the present eight-hou- r workday In the shops of the system and also a straight six cents an hour wage Increase for every man of every line In the shops bo as to bring the wages up to that formerly paid for the ten-howorkday. The road's answer expresses a willingness to discuss the 1910 conditions and asks for the assignment of a date for its conference. Philadelphia. Following a conference between the grievance committee of the local Carmens' union and officials of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, Peter E. Driscoll, president of the union, said that all danger of a strike at the present time had been removed. The grievance committee submitted a new agreement to replace the present one, which expires tn June. San Francisco. The Sailors' union of the Pacific, which has already donated 613.000 to the striking sailors of the Great takes, has voted to donate 620,000, which may be drawn In one sum or In such sums as ths strike committee may desire. Boston. It is estimated that about two thousand operatives In all have gone out on strike tn Fall River, Fitchburg, Flafaervllle, North Adams and at several other points because or a reduction in wages caused by ihe new law. Chicago. A state-wid- e campaign to secure Ihe passage of an employers' liability law In Illinois similar to one which has received the indorsement of officials of the American Federation of tabor will soon be In full awing. Toronto, Cunsda. The Independent Labor party is conducting an organization campaign which, according to lta officers, will be in splendid ehate to take part In the next municipal campaign. Portland. Me. Efforts are being made to form an .organization of car men, to be affiliated with the Hrother-- h od of Railroad Car Men of America. The Printing Indianapolis, Ind. Pressmen and Assistant' union has Indorsed the proposition to establish he ne for consumptives. Washington. Plans are on for the organization of all labor In Santurce and San Juan. Porto Rico. New York. John C. Dyche of New York, general secretary of the International tadles' Garment Workers union, visited Floston in connection with the work of conducting the organization of the shirtwaist and whits goods makers of that city, and also assisting In the work of securing financial aslstance from Massachusetts labor unions for the striking shirtwnWt rankers of both New York and Philadelphia. Boston lodges of the Boston. Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks have decided to ask the 1912 convention for this city. SALT Cm4 scfdi an tk tree fwsJatiM ef Urge asp. Oar big CalalsgaSaa4ttllifarillFrcstart tki tbit frvtr. kut Cpy. nth V06ELEB SEED CO., Sill Lake City TESTED SEEDS IS r6-ho- com bund min of donum every year so mm TEST OUR SS2DS But when you buy them you can depend they poMeae The Quality. Write fur our Free Deisriptlve Catalog. CO., Ralt Lake City x anti-trus- UkliE CITX UUM. PORTER-WALTO- N KKAI.S, HTENCILS UAIK- - E 8, TKAIIK RUBBER STAMPS CHECKS. Etc. Full line BuhherType Outfits, and eupplies in stuck. AS ail ortlcn receive prompt attention. SALT LAKE STAMP CO., Salt Lake City Thought Him a Poop Editor. Are Son pop? there any sea serpents, Father "I'm sure boy. Son 1 don't know, my what ia electricity? give It up. Son Pop, what does the north pole look like? Father I dont know. Boy Say, pop, how did you ever get to be an editor, anyway? Well, Father I COLONIST RATES. From Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis. Omaha, Kansas City and other Eastern points to Acuiua, Nevada, and Utah stations on the Salt Lake Route, on sale daily March 1 to April 15, 1910, Inclusive. Send us the names of your friends in tbe East who are interested. For further Information see any Salt take Route agent or address J. II . MANDERK1ELD, A. G. P. A., Salt take Route, Salt take, Utah, It Was Hard. Of Course Squeniinh Guest (aa waiter places water before him) Waiter, are you sure this is boiled distilled water. Walter '1 am poaltlve, air. Squeamish Guest (putting it to his But It seems to taste preLiy Ups) hard for distilled water." d Waiter Thais because It's Chicago-News- . distilled water, sir. hard-boile- Management. I suppose your husband gets a vpry large salary. "Why do you think bo? "You are able to live so well, and he belongs to so many clubs. "Yes, bnt you must remember that Im an awfully good manager. I never permit myself to spend a dollar until at least 75 cents of It has been earned." COLONIST RATE8. Send me the names of your friends or others In the East who are interested In Utah, and we will mail them copy of our Hints to Husbandmen," and give them full Information regarding the one way Colonists rates to Utah from Chicago, Omaha, and othsr Eastern points, which are on sal daily March 1st to April 15th, 1910, Inclusive. See agents Salt Lake Routs for further information, or address J. H. MANDERF1ELD, A. G. P. A., Salt Lake Route, Salt Lake, Utah. The Happy Husband. Wife SebaBlin, 1 Just beard you igh again. Now, you muat understand that once and for all I forbid you to sigh. Fliegende Blatter. Knew Their Value. Sir." yelled the first mate, above the howling of the storm, the ship Is likely to sink any minute. I know," replied the terror-stricke- n passenger, there in no hope for us. Then why dont you put on a Tm the manufacturer of them." Catholic Standard and Times. Unexpected Inference. "Charles Brightly rs an exceedingly promising young man." "So he's been borrowing money from you, loo? AmeriBaltimore can. Next. not to come to your wedding, madame, but I was not in Paris. Never mind. You must come next time." Bon Vlvant. "I was so sorry An Art That is Long. She There is really an art In putr ting on one's gloves, you know." He "True; you have to get your hand iu before you can do it properly." Boston Transcript. A Hard Task. "Do you care if I paint your barn?" asked the summer boarder with the peaches and cream complexion, as she put down her palette and began arranging her color tubes? "No, replied Uncle Jasper; "go right ahead. It needs paintin' all right, but I don't see how you expect to git much done with them little hits of brushes-Chica- go Record-Herald- . The Tragedian The fact Is, dear cant stand many drinks." The Comedian I believe you anyway, you don't. sketch. xiy, I |
